Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

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The spirit is the true self.

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There is no duty more indispensible than that of returning a kindness.

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Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.

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An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

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Religion is not removed by removing superstition.

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For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very often his countenance, are deceitful, and his speech is most commonly a lie.

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Old age is by nature rather talkative.

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No phase of life, whether public or private, can be free from duty.

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It is better to receive than to do injury.

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Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent.

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What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?

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Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.

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The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality.

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The mansion should not be graced by its master, the master should grace the mansion.

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A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

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Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

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Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

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In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless it be regulated by a combination of rights. And by this definition it appears that a multitude of men may be just as tyrannical as a single despot and indeed this is the most odious of all tyrannies, since no monster can be more barbarous than the mob, which assumes the name and mask of the people.

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